slideshow

noun

slide·​show ˈslīd-ˌshō 

variants or slide show

plural slideshows or slide shows

1

: a presentation of photographic slides (see slide entry 2 sense 5b) projected on a surface or displayed on a screen one after another

She projected a slideshow from her mother's archive against a muslin sheet that she also drew on, putting a layered landscape in the top left corner, and then she hung a painting her mother never finished in the walk-in closet.

—Catherine Wagley

Seniors were all gathered in the auxiliary gym for lunch, where a dozen or so giant sandwiches from Subway were laid out for them along with cake as they watched a slideshow of their classmates' pictures from when they were toddlers.

—Sam Craig

2

: a collection of electronic images (as on a website) presented to be viewed one after another

Click through the attached slideshow for more information on the 15+ small businesses that will be part of the Sherman Phoenix.

—The Milwaukee Business Journal

Examples of slideshow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her slideshow began with a video depicting her young daughter, whom Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, adopted last year. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Sep. 2026

Game Point laid out an NIL bonus example in a slideshow available on its website, which could include premiums to insure bonuses for team success or individual stats, depending on the contract. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Visitors can sit on the small couch or on the comfortable black beanbag chair as a small television goes through Park U content on a slideshow. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

What followed was a group chat exchange that’s been screenshotted, dissected, analyzed, and turned into a full-on Instagram slideshow and, consequently, a debate. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slideshow

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo